reelsomeone/somethingin
phrasal verbwithreelverb[I]uk/rɪəl/us/rɪəl/
mainlyUS
to getcontrolof something or someone, sometimes byofferingsomething inexchange:
Thearticleofferstipson howcomputeruserscanavoidbeingreeledin byinternetscams.
Cheating & tricking
- anti-fraud
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- deceive
- fiddle
- flannel
- gull
- have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
- havesomeoneon
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- hustle
- pull
- pull a fast oneidiom
- pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
- punk
- putsomethingacross/oversomeone
- racket
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Attracting and tempting